Cypripedium reginae

Flower is a pink and white ball-shaped pouch with wide white sepals and petals. There may be up to 3 flowers on separate flowerstalks on a single stem.

Leaf

Leaves are on the full length of the stem. They alternate and are broad with prominent veins running parallel. Bases of leaves clasp the stem.

Notes

The Showy Lady’s Slipper is the largest and most impressive of the orchids found in Michigan. It should never be handled or dug up. This long-lived plant takes up to 15 years to mature and form flowers. Some people get a poison ivy like rash from touching the stems or leaves.